MSCI Correlations

MSCI Stock  USD 571.83  1.04  0.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between MSCI Inc and Nasdaq Inc is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of MSCI is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

MSCI Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between MSCI Inc and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding MSCI Inc and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in MSCI Inc. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

Moving together with MSCI Stock

  0.893HM MSCI IncPairCorr
  0.8ICE Intercontinental ExchangePairCorr
  0.81MCO MoodysPairCorr
  0.7NAQ Nasdaq IncPairCorr
  0.64MHL SP GlobalPairCorr
  0.82IC2 Intercontinental ExchangePairCorr
  0.79NDAQ Nasdaq Inc Normal TradingPairCorr

Moving against MSCI Stock

  0.62LS4D LONDON STEXUNSPADRS12PairCorr
  0.5TW Tradeweb Markets Normal TradingPairCorr
  0.49LFIN LongFin CorpPairCorr
  0.4ENXB Euronext NVPairCorr
  0.34ENX EURONEXT NV UNSPADR15PairCorr
  0.34ENX Euronext NVPairCorr
  0.31OSKU JAPAN EX UNADRPairCorr
  0.31AUX ASX LimitedPairCorr
  0.36HEE Hellenic ExchangesPairCorr
  0.31DB1 Deutsche Brse AGPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between MSCI Stock performing well and MSCI Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze MSCI's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NDAQ  1.33 (0.08)(0.03) 0.01  2.28 
 2.28 
 11.68 
AIG  1.09  0.08  0.01  0.46  1.73 
 2.48 
 13.58 
BSBR  1.93  0.07  0.02  0.16  2.35 
 4.57 
 10.41 
AMP  1.38 (0.04) 0.00  0.05  2.26 
 2.91 
 10.55 
MET  1.20 (0.16) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 2.15 
 7.93 
CBOE  0.96  0.28  0.15 (1.95) 0.98 
 2.11 
 5.18 
ALL  1.13  0.00 (0.04) 0.15  1.76 
 2.32 
 8.07 
JPM  1.27 (0.11)(0.03) 0.01  1.83 
 2.34 
 8.17 
SOFI  2.53 (0.65) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 4.89 
 16.63 
RKT  2.58 (0.02) 0.01  0.07  3.49 
 6.14 
 23.33